Taken by M. Soukup 6-30
Nematode
More nematodes were seen downriver than upriver.
Perhaps upriver there are more pesticides.
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| Parrish Waters and His Micro Friends | |||||
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| Parrish Waters and His Micro Friends | |||||
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This is our science teacher Mr. Parrish Waters |
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| In each river site we observed nematodes. According to | |||||
| Parrish, it can only move using it's longitudinal muscles. | |||||
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More nematodes were seen downriver than upriver. |
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Perhaps upriver there are more pesticides. |
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| http://www.ushrl.saa.ars.usda.gov/stpp/burelle/nematode.html | |||||
| We also saw other microbial species, but in much fewer number. | |||||
| One thing that was odd was the lack of insect larvae in the water. | |||||
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